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A review by maakbooks
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
2023:
Austin and Ally walked so Daisy and Billy (and this book as a whole) could run.
I still don't really like Billy and think he gets the best of both worlds by the end of the book, despite everything.
Karen was my favorite character.
What is it with Taylor Jenkins Reid and putting a plot twist in the book about who is interviewing the main character?
2019:
Hear me out here. I know that everyone LOVES this book and I 100% see why, there were just a few things that I had some issues with. But let's start with the positives.
I listened to this on audiobook and the audiobook was amazing and I could barely put it down. I really liked the feminist ideas expressed throughout this book and each of the characters had their own identifiable personalities.
Most of the issues I had with this book lie in the ending, so I am going to get into spoilers. I didn't like how everything ended up so perfect and wrapped up in a little bow. Sure Camila died, but I have a sinking feeling that that only happened so that Reid could open up the possibility of Daisy and Billy, so people who liked them together could have that potential fantasy. It seems like, with the way some of the guys were going, that at least one of the actual band members would be dead. Additionally, I liked that all that Karen stood for, but she was the only one of the band who ended up without being married and/or having kids, which was a little disappointing.
All of the characters were unlikable in their own rights and, while I think that Reid did a good job, I had a hard time connecting with most of the characters. I found so much of their problems to just be ones that I don't care about and I was getting a little fed up with Eddie whining about shit all the time.
Overall, I enjoyed this book, but my issues with it held me back from giving it a higher rating.
Austin and Ally walked so Daisy and Billy (and this book as a whole) could run.
I still don't really like Billy and think he gets the best of both worlds by the end of the book, despite everything.
Karen was my favorite character.
What is it with Taylor Jenkins Reid and putting a plot twist in the book about who is interviewing the main character?
2019:
Hear me out here. I know that everyone LOVES this book and I 100% see why, there were just a few things that I had some issues with. But let's start with the positives.
I listened to this on audiobook and the audiobook was amazing and I could barely put it down. I really liked the feminist ideas expressed throughout this book and each of the characters had their own identifiable personalities.
Most of the issues I had with this book lie in the ending, so I am going to get into spoilers. I didn't like how everything ended up so perfect and wrapped up in a little bow. Sure Camila died, but I have a sinking feeling that that only happened so that Reid could open up the possibility of Daisy and Billy, so people who liked them together could have that potential fantasy. It seems like, with the way some of the guys were going, that at least one of the actual band members would be dead. Additionally, I liked that all that Karen stood for, but she was the only one of the band who ended up without being married and/or having kids, which was a little disappointing.
All of the characters were unlikable in their own rights and, while I think that Reid did a good job, I had a hard time connecting with most of the characters. I found so much of their problems to just be ones that I don't care about and I was getting a little fed up with Eddie whining about shit all the time.
Overall, I enjoyed this book, but my issues with it held me back from giving it a higher rating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: War, Abortion, and Death